Barangay New Visayas

Barangay New Visayas is a small barangay in the municipality of Trento, located in the province of Agusan Del Sur, in the Caraga region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay New Visayas had a population of 902. This made it the 15th largest of 16 barangays in Trento by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay New Visayas accounted for approximately 1.66% of the total population of Trento, which stood at 54,492 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay New Visayas changed from 906 to 902, a shift of -0.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Trento. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay New Visayas as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Trento is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay New Visayas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Agusan Del Sur, which contains 314 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay New Visayas ranks 250th by 2020 population. Agusan Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay New Visayas is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.